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NBA deputy commissioner Adam Silver said the league would consider returning to Cleveland for the All-Star Game, last held in Northeast Ohio in 1997, when the NBA's 50 greatest players were honored. "I was in Cleveland last Friday, had extensive discussions with [owner] Dan [Gilbert] and members of his organization and we've encouraged them to bid for a subsequent All-Star Game," Silver said. "We had a great experience when we were there back in '97, and one of the great moments, I think ... was the presentation of the 50 greatest on the floor." Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland Cavaliers, Dan Gilbert, All-Star, Adam Silver 

Nate Taylor: Adam Silver says Jeremy Lin's popularity has grown international. "He's not a flash in the pan. He has real growth potential," Silver said. Twitter @ByNateTaylor

Houston Rockets, Jeremy Lin, Adam Silver 

Mark Woods: Adam Silver: logistics of international All Star Game difficult but will continue to evaluate Idea. Twitter @markbritball

All-Star, Adam Silver 

Mark Woods: Adam Silver says D-League "second best league in the world." Hmm. But Says teams will play more international games Twitter @markbritball

D-League, Adam Silver 

In November of 2011, Fisher threatened to sue me for writing that members of the union confronted him concerning his relationship with Stern and deputy commissioner Adam Silver. “Of course (the players) have questions about Derek,” Evans said. “But Derek has done a great job of being on the offensive and only pointing the finger at Mr. Hunter. (Derek) has been busy throwing darts and throwing dirt at (Hunter) that nobody has ever taken the time to stop and ask what is Derek’s motive. What really went on in Dallas that he left to go and say now all of sudden he has family issues, he misses his family? “Now all of sudden what really happened? We voted him out 8-0 as president and yet he still stayed on, didn’t blink twice and came back with Paul-Weiss, and now they’re running the union.” FOXSports.com

Derek Fisher, Billy Hunter, NBPA, Maurice Evans, Adam Silver 

What now? What are the next steps? DF: Before talking about this person or that person, the first thing the players need to do is figure out, in this environment, what is that they need to hire. You've got a very, very long deal with the League, so the first thing to do is figure out what is the skillset of the person that they need to hire to do this job. That's Step 1. Everything else comes after that. I think it's a little different of a skillset than the skillset that was required when Billy was hired because I don't think they'll be doing a lot of collective bargaining. The person they hire needs to be able to sit down with the next commissioner, Adam Silver, and figure out a way to get the revenues in basketball to go from where they are now - from $5 billion roughly to $10 billion. For the players to make more money, we're going to have to figure out a way to significantly grow the revenues. You look at a sport like football, which is so much bigger than basketball in terms of revenues... We need to find a way to grow our sport significantly. That's the next challenge for the union. HoopsHype

David Falk, Billy Hunter, NBPA, Adam Silver 

Stan Van Gundy: From a former coach's selfish standpoint, I hope (commissioner-in-waiting) Adam Silver will treat them with greater respect. That was at the heart of why I had problems with Stern. I don't think he treated coaches with much respect. You (would) go to those coaches' meetings and he was very condescending. I'm certainly far from the only (coach) with those sentiments. USA Today Sports

Coaching, Stan Van Gundy, Adam Silver 

Euroleague Basketball and the NBA will enhance their ongoing collaboration by developing several marketing and promotional activities in Europe to increase the awareness of basketball. This was one of the main conclusions reached in a meeting on Wednesday in London between executives of both leagues, headed by NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver, the designated successor to current NBA commissioner David Stern, and Jordi Bertomeu, the president and CEO of Euroleague basketball. Euroleague.net

Euroleague, David Stern, Great Britain, Adam Silver 

On other issues, Stern said the NBA is continuing to look at options for how to increase its international presence, but that any decision on placing a team in Europe is still years away. Stern, who is stepping down next year, said his successor, Adam Silver, will have to find a way to "deal with success" when it comes to satisfying the international interest in the game. "The international horizon is huge," Stern said. "The only question is, does it have to be a team (in Europe) or not? There are so many ways to capture the success that that's just something that is going to be left to Adam and his group to decide." USA Today Sports

David Stern, Adam Silver 

The NBA has promoted Mike Bass to Executive Vice President, Communications, it was announced today by NBA Deputy Commissioner and COO Adam Silver. As Executive Vice President, Bass, who reports to Silver, will oversee all public relations for the NBA, WNBA and NBA Development League, including basketball and business communications, on a global basis. Tim Frank, NBA Senior Vice President, Basketball Communications, will continue to direct the basketball communications efforts for all three leagues and will report to Bass. USA Today

Tim Frank, Adam Silver, Mike Bass 

Arash Markazi: David Stern tells @John Ireland "Adam Silver knows exactly where the bodies are buried and like me he buried some of them." Twitter @ArashMarkazi

David Stern, Adam Silver 

Adam Silver, who will succeed David Stern as NBA commissioner in Feb. 2014, on Monday labeled Dwight Howard's contentious departure from the Orlando Magic "an unfortunate circumstance." Orlando Sentinel

Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic, Trade, Dwight Howard, Adam Silver 

"It's an unfortunate circumstance," Silver answered. "I don't want to sugarcoat it. It's been that way since the beginning of time, certainly since the beginning of this league. In this league in particular, superstar players have enormous leverage. We talked about, in the collective bargaining negotiations, how we can put teams in an optimal position where that doesn't happen, and that is by giving teams the opportunity to offer longer-term contracts and greater amounts of money per year. "But, ultimately, players do have the right to become free agents and to move. Dwight did have several good years in Orlando. [The Magic] played at the highest level, obviously in The Finals. And it's not the way we like to see it happen, but on the other hand, there were negotiations with powerful players' unions and both sides have positions. I think at this point the Magic are making the best of the situation and are in rebuilding mode. That's something that teams around the league have had to face." Orlando Sentinel

Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic, Trade, Dwight Howard, Adam Silver 

John Denton: NBA Commissioner-in-waiting Adam Silver on Dwight Howard's defection from the #Magic: "This is not the way we like to see it happen." Twitter @JohnDenton555

Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic, Trade, Dwight Howard, Adam Silver 

John Denton: Asked NBA Commish-in-waiting Adam Silver about Dwight leaving Magic: "It's an unfortunate circumstance and I don’t want to sugarcoat it." Twitter @JohnDenton555

Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic, Trade, Dwight Howard, Adam Silver 

Silver was asked if he thought the league's new anti-flopping initiative, which subjects repeat violators to fines, is curbing flopping. "I think it is having the effect because it's just drawing more attention to it," Silver said. "My sense is, especially from talking to players around the league, no one wants to be labeled a flopper." Orlando Sentinel

Referees, Adam Silver 

A minute of video from inside Mikhail Prokhorov's supersuite at Barclays Center on Opening Night, with the Nets owner, Jay-Z and Beyonce, David Stern and Adam Silver and Bill Bradley and a number of Nets officials from Brooklyn and Moscow moving around. A good time was had by all. (Trust us.) The suite above Section 108 is double the size of a normal suite, and ideal for large parties like this one for Opening Night. NetsDaily

Brooklyn Nets, Jay-Z, Mikhail Prokhorov, David Stern, Adam Silver 

NBA owners left the Board of Governors meetings in Las Vegas happy in one regard: The long-awaited move of putting advertising patches on jerseys becomes official in two seasons, meaning the league is going to find a new way to fill its coffers. Deputy commissioner Adam Silver projects the ads will contribute $100 million per season, with the revenue expected to be split 50-50 between owners and players, since it will be part of the basketball-related income pool. Patches will measure two inches by two inches and will be stitched onto the jersey’s shoulder. New York Daily News

David Stern, Owners, Merchandising, Adam Silver 

As one source involved in the process said, "Stern has enough time to get a team back to Seattle, but he'll let Silver deal with the crowd [booing] on opening night." Yahoo! Sports

Seattle SuperSonics, David Stern, Owners, Adam Silver 

Most owners and executives support Silver's promotion and believe he has the ability to change the way the league office operates. As one high-ranking league office employee has told me, the owners want less centralized and more local power in the post-Stern era. Give Stern this: He was a force of nature, but his style – his belief that he could bully those inside the NBA, those in basketball federations around the world – is over. He knew it, and that makes it easier for him to go. The information age has made tyranny harder to manage across the globe, and that's true within Stern's NBA too. Yahoo! Sports

David Stern, Owners, Adam Silver